Marlborough Provincial Gazette – 1867 – No. 140

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COMPARATIVE RETURN, showing the amount of Customs Duties collected at the Port of Picton, in the Colony of New Zealand (according to the several Heads of Revenue undermentioned), for the Quarters ended respectively 31st December, 1866, and 31st December, 1865.

HEADS OF REVENUE. QUARTER ENDED 31st December, 1866. QUARTER ENDED 31st December, 1865.
Quantity. Duty. Quantity. Duty.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Spirits . . . . gallons 360 9/32 216 3 7 479 4/32 287 9 7
Cigars and Snuff . lbs. 92 20 14 0 92 20 14 0
Tobacco . . . . . . lbs. 291 36 7 6 410 51 6 0
Wine . . . . . . gallons 161 3/6 32 6 0 178 37 12 0
Ale, Beer, &c, in Wood, . .
. . in Bottle . . . . gallons 115 7 3 9 160 3 15 0
Tea . . . . . . . lbs. 1,687 39 13 6 1,820 45 10 0
Coffee, Cocoa, &c. . . lbs. 1,243 15 10 9 642 8 0 6
Sugar and Molasses . . lbs. 11,496 47 18 0 11,533 48 1 1
Fire Arms . . . . No. 3 0 15 0
Powder, Sporting . . lbs.
. . Blasting . . . lbs.
Shot . . . . . . cwt.
Goods by measurement, at
. . per cubic foot 5s. 2 10/12 0 8 6
. . . . . . . . 3s. 63 7/12 7 19 1
. . . . . . . . 2s 6d. 25 4/12 2 10 8
. . . . . . . . 2s. 15 7/12 1 3 5
. . . . . . . . 1s 6d. 55 6/12 2 15 6
. . . . . . . . 1s. 19 1/12 0 9 7
. . . . . . . . 6d. 21 6/12 0 5 5
. . . . . . . . 3d.
Goods by weight, at
. . per cwt. 4s. 29 1 0 5 17 0
. . . . . . . . 3s. 1 2 21 0 5 1
. . . . . . . . 2s 6d. 30 0 0 3 15 0
. . . . . . . . 2s. 27 0 10 2 14 3
. . . . . . . . 1s. 9 1 14 0 9 5
. . Do., at per lb. 3d. 119 1 9 9
. . . . . . . . 1d. 4,972 20 14 4
. . . . . . . . ½d. 385 0 16 1
Ad Valorem . . 10 per cent. £20 2 0 0
. . . . . . . . 5 per cent.
Other duties not specified above 10 18 0
TOTALS . . . . . £460 9 2 £534 13 10

Custom House, Picton,
this 2nd day of January, 1867.

JOHN ALLEN,
Collector.



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🏭 Comparative Return of Customs Duties Collected at Picton (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
2 January 1867
Customs Duties, Picton, Marlborough, Revenue, Import Taxes, Quarterly Report
  • JOHN ALLEN, Collector